today the pentagon is expected to announce a plan to furlough nearly 800,000 civilian employees one day each week beginning in april. the president yesterday called the march 1 sequestration spending cuts not smart, not fair, and warns people will lose their jobs. these threats have you angry and scared, but you can do something about it. >> reporter: congress is on recess. sequestration cuts are less than two weeks away and area workers are facing down an uncertain financial future, including possible furloughs and pay cuts. the sequence of events have a lot of you pretty upset. that's why wusa9 started a petition to let congress know how you feel. >> it's been up for the last couple of days and already the response has been overwhelming. >> reporter: we are asking should congress be penalized if federal workers are furloughed due to sequestration. you are speaking out in large numbers with impassionings. >> the intensity and the emotion behind these comments have been very significant. >> reporter: a comment from extra v.a.'s eighth district: instead of taking a vacation, congress sho